Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro facts for kids
The Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro, officially Vice President of the Government of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Potpredsjednik Vlade Crne Gore), is the official Deputy of the Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Conventionally all of the junior partners in the coalition, get one deputy, they are ranked according to the size of their respective parties.
History of the office
The office of the Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro was established on 15 February 1991, during the first government of Milo Đukanović. It was initially held by three people: Blagoje Lučić, Vuk Ognjenović and Zoran Žižić. Since then, the office was usually held simultaneously by several people at the same time (in the government of Filip Vujanović there were five Deputy Prime Ministers at one point). Also, Deputy Prime Ministers may or may not combine the position with another government portfolio. Deputy Prime Minister in the 42nd cabinet of Montenegro is Dritan Abazović.
List of deputy prime ministers
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blagoje Lučić | 15 February 1991 | 14 July 1992 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Vuk Ognjenović | 15 February 1991 | 1 August 1992 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Zoran Žižić | 15 February 1991 | 24 December 1996 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Mihailo Ljesar | 1 August 1992 | 20 December 1993 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Krunoslav Vukčević | 1 August 1992 | 24 December 1996 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Rade Perović | 5 March 1993 | 24 December 1996 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Asim Telaćević | 1 February 1994 | 2 July 2001 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Miodrag Vuković | 24 December 1996 | 16 July 1998 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Slavko Drljević | 24 December 1996 | 8 July 1997 | Independent | |
| Milutin Lalić | 8 July 1997 | 2 July 2001 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Jovan Mihailović | 8 July 1997 | 5 February 1998 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Slavko Drljević | 5 February 1998 | 16 July 1998 | Independent | |
| Predrag Drecun | 5 February 1998 | 16 July 1998 | People's Party | |
| Predrag Goranović | 16 July 1998 | 27 January 2000 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Novak Kilibarda | 16 July 1998 | 4 July 2000 | People's Party | |
| Dragiša Burzan | 16 July 1998 | 2 July 2001 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Ljubiša Krgović | 27 January 2000 | 2 July 2001 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Savo Đurđevac | 4 July 2000 | 28 February 2001 | People's Party | |
| Branimir Gvozdenović | 2 July 2001 | 10 November 2006 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Žarko Rakčević | 2 July 2001 | 8 January 2003 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Dragan Đurović | 2 July 2001 | 10 November 2006 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Jusuf Kalamperović | 8 January 2003 | 10 November 2006 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Miroslav Ivanišević | 8 January 2003 | 10 November 2006 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Gordana Đurović | 10 November 2006 | 11 June 2009 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Vujica Lazović | 10 November 2006 | 28 November 2016 | Social Democratic Party | |
| Svetozar Marović | 11 June 2009 | 29 December 2010 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Igor Lukšić | 11 June 2009 | 29 December 2010 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Duško Marković | 29 December 2010 | 28 November 2016 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Igor Lukšić | 4 December 2012 | 28 November 2016 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Rafet Husović | 4 December 2012 | 4 December 2020 | Bosniak Party | |
| Azra Jasavić | 12 May 2016 | 28 November 2016 | Positive Montenegro | |
| Milorad Vujović | 12 May 2016 | 28 November 2016 | Independent | |
| Petar Ivanović | 12 May 2016 | 28 November 2016 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Milutin Simović | 28 November 2016 | 4 December 2020 | Democratic Party of Socialists | |
| Zoran Pažin | 28 November 2016 | 4 December 2020 | Independent | |
| Dritan Abazović | 4 December 2020 | 28 April 2022 | United Reform Action | |
| Vladimir Joković | 28 April 2022 | Incumbent | Socialist People's Party of Montenegro | |
| Raško Konjević | 28 April 2022 | Incumbent | Social Democratic Party | |
| Jovana Marović | 28 April 2022 | Incumbent | United Reform Action | |
| Ervin Ibrahimović | 28 April 2022 | Incumbent | Bosniak Party | |
See also
- Government of Montenegro
